Roy’s right: too big a risk to take Ferdinand and Terry May 16, 2012 ENGLAND manager Roy Hodgson’s decision to take John Terry and not Rio Ferdinand to the European Championship has stirred a hornets’ nest but I believe he is right; it would have been asking for trouble to take both. I’m not talking about suggestions the pair would not get along or whether that came into Hodgson’s [...]
Formula One revving up for listing in two weeks’ time May 16, 2012 FORMULA One’s eagerly anticipated £6bn flotation in Singapore will take place earlier than expected within the next two to three weeks, City A.M. understands. It had been feared global market turbulence would cause the initial public offering to be delayed until after the summer but the listing has now been given the green light, according [...]
Euro call-up is surreal, admits teenager Oxlade-Chamberlain May 16, 2012 UNCAPPED Arsenal starlet Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain admits he was stunned by his inclusion in England’s squad for next month’s European Championship. The 18-year-old, who has made just six Premier League starts, only found out yesterday morning when manager Roy Hodgson telephoned to break the good news. “I would have probably laughed if someone had told me [...]
Ferdinand out and Terry in as Hodgson picks Euro 2012 party May 15, 2012 ENGLAND manager Roy Hodgson is poised to omit international stalwart Rio Ferdinand and include former captain John Terry, despite his looming trial for alleged racial abuse, when he names his squad for Euro 2012 today. Hodgson is thought to have acted on concerns that 33-year-old Ferdinand, who has not played for England for almost a [...]
Indian Premier League players suspended over fixing claims May 15, 2012 FIVE Indian Premier League cricketers have been suspended and an investigation launched following allegations of spot-fixing. Pune Warriors’ Mohnish Mishra, TP Sudhindra of Deccan Chargers, Kings XI Punjab pair Shalabh Srivastava and Amit Yadav, and Abhinav Bali have been banned by domestic cricket chiefs until the probe is concluded. It comes after an Indian television [...]
Mancini warns rivals City will keep spending May 15, 2012 MANCHESTER City manager Roberto Mancini has urged the club’s super-rich owners to keep the purse-strings loose as he plots adding European titles to his first Premier League success. Sheikh Mansour has spent close to £1bn transforming City from top-flight also-rans into champions but Mancini insists further sprees are necessary if they are to claim the [...]
RAPID RESPONSES May 15, 2012 Premier play things [Re: Do we need rules to stop football teams buying success?, yesterday] I am a Chelsea boy, so it’s no surprise that my answer is no. If a billionaire decides he wants to buy a football club, let him. If that means that the club gains an advantage, tough. Man U has [...]
Norwich issue hands-off threat over Lambert as Villa decide 11 months of McLeish is enough May 14, 2012 NORWICH chiefs have warned bigger clubs off attempting to poach manager Paul Lambert, one of the favourites to replace Alex McLeish, who was sacked by Aston Villa yesterday after just 11 months in the job. Villa’s American owner Randy Lerner axed McLeish hours after the conclusion of a disappointing season, in which the club finished [...]
Hughes given veto as charges leave Barton facing huge ban May 14, 2012 QPR chairman Tony Fernandes has vowed to review captain Joey Barton’s latest breach of discipline, which leaves him facing a possible double-digit suspension at the start of next season. But Fernandes insists manager Mark Hughes will take the lead on whether the controversial midfielder has a future at Loftus Road, after he was charged with [...]
TEVEZ MOCKS FERGUSON AS CITY TOAST TITLE May 14, 2012 MANCHESTER City striker Carlos Tevez mocked former boss Sir Alex Ferguson with a placard that read “R.I.P. Fergie” (left) as the newly crowned Premier League champions took to the streets to celebrate pipping his old team Manchester United to the title (main). Tevez left United for arch-rivals City in 2009.